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J. P. REX & T. B. MoNIEGE.

- AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTER. No. 499,250. Patented June 13, 1893.

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AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTER.

No. 499,250. I Patented June 13., 1893.

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O N o INfiNTUPQ fla/i mag M a NITED STATES PATENT JOHN P. REX AND THOMAS B. MONIEOE, OF MANSFIELD, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO JOHN MIKINNER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 499,250, dated June 13, 1893.

7 Application filed April 13, 1892- Serial No. 428,979. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: v

Beit known that we, JOHN P. REX and THOMAS B. MCNIEOE, citizens of the United States, residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and Improved Autographic Register, of which the following is a full, clear, and complete description.

Our invention relates to an improved apparatus forregistering accounts in which a tricompart-ment box, provided with suitable rolls for'manipulating carbon, and ordinary writing paper, with a rest supported by'springs and depressed bya rack and pinion mechanism and levers, as hereinafter described.

The object of our improvement is to provide a device to be used in stores, where it is desired to retain a copy of the orders as they are recorded in the passbook. A special advantage of the device is that the pass book can be inserted beneath the two layers of paper from either side, so that the right hand page of said book can be used alternately with the left hand page. We obtain this object by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings and set forth in the following specification.

Figure l is a side view of our apparatus, the dotted lines showing the rest depressed to its fullest extent; Fig. 2 a top view; Fig. 3 a view of the rest from below; Fig. 4 a longitudinal section, with the paper in place, and Fig. 5 a plan view with the rest and angular plates removed.

Similar letters and figures refer to similar parts in the drawings and specification.

The box A is composed of the bottom B, the angular plates 0. 0. having the slits 0, Figs. 2 and 4, in the horizontal portion of said plates, and the sides D. D, all held in place by the projections D Figs. 4 and 5 the flange.

D forming the upper edge of the sides, and the screw threaded rods E and caps E. The bottom B is strengthened by the ribs B. on its under surface. To two of said ribs are secured the posts F, as shown in Fig. 4. The openings in the ends of the box, between the terminals of the bottom 13, and the outer edges of the angular plates 0, are closed by the slides A, Figs. 1, 2 and 4, working in suitable grooves or guides in the sides D. D.

The box A is divided into three compartments by the'vertical portions of the angular plates 0. O. and the partitions G. G. Figs. 4 and 5 which are fastened at their bases to the bottom B. The three compartments as are rigidly attached the pinions J. J. Figs.'4

and 5 within the compartment, and the levers K. K outside on each end thereof.

Supported by the springs H is the rest L, having the racks M. M, the teeth of which engage with those of the pinions J. J. Fig. 4.

The rest Lis a rectangular box, without a bottom, the top of which projects on two sides to form the flanges L. Figs. 1. and 3. r The sides are provided with slots L ,Figs.1. 3 and 4, which receive the rod I. The restL is further provided with the shoulders L Figs. 3 and 4,having the openings Z, which receive the posts F, the shoulders resting directly upon the springs H, or the washers H may be interposed. The racks M.-M are fastened -to the top of the rest L and depend therefrom.

The resiliency of the springs keeps the upper .surfaceof the rest ona level with the upper surface of the angular plates 0, or nearly so, but when the lovers K. K are depressed, therod I. and pinions J. J. revolve in 'the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4, and lower the racks M. M and rest L, until the flanges L. L come in contact with the upper edge of the depression in the sides D. D, as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The opening between the depending portions of the angular plates 0. O. and the sides D. D is completely filled by the rest L.

In compartment 1 is the roll N. containing the plain paper, and the roll 0, containing the carbon paper. The rolls N and 0 have their bearings in the sides D. D, and are provided with the caps N and 0, respectively for turning the rolls to facilitate thewinding of the paper thereon. In compartment 3. are

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the rubber covered rolls P. 1?, one of which is provided with the cap P. The carbon paper Q Fig. 4.- passes upward from the feed roll 0. in compartment 1, through the inner slit in the angular plate C, across the upper horizontal surfaces of the plates 0. O. and rest L, thence through the inner slit in the opposite angular plate and between the rolls P. P. by means of which it may be unwound from the feed roll when said carbon paper becomes worn, the worn out portion of the carbon paper passing into the compartment 3. The common paper R passes from the feed roll N in compartment 1, through the outer slit in the angular plate, across the horizontal surface of the plates 0. C. and the carbon paper Q, through the outer slit in the opposite angular plate into the compartment 3, where it is attached to the winding drum S, after passing the guide roll S. The winding drum S is revolved by the crank S outside of the box, but in one direction only since the pawl T secured to the side D engaging the ratchet T Figs. 4 and 5 which is tight on the shaft of the winding drum S, will prevent the turning of said drum backward.

The crank S the pawl T and ratchet T may be attached to the guide roll S, in place of the winding drum S, as shown and heretofore described, in which case motion would be imparted to the drum S through the medium of two or more gears or by a band or cord and pulleys.

The winding drum shown in the accompanying drawings is best illustrated in Fig. 4, and is composed of two disks a secured to opposite ends of a central axle b, and connected by two semi-circular rods 0. Sufiicient space is left between the side of box and the outside of the disk afor the ratchet T which is secured to the axle b. There may be a ratchet and pawl at both ends of the axle?) if desired. When this drum is used, it is only necessary to slip the end of the paper between the axle b and one of the rods 0, and turn the crank S when the paper will remain in place and may be very readily wound onto the drum,but any form of winding drum may be substituted therefor.

In operation, the mechanism as shown in Fig. 4, is provided with suitable paper, both carbon and that used to write upon, of the ordinary kind. By means of said mechanism it is simply necessary to depress the rest L by pressing down one or both of the levers K, sufficientlyto permit the pass book or order book to be slipped beneath the carbon paper from the right side which brings the left hand page into position for use. Then the rest L is released-and borne up by the springs H, and presses the book closely against the two strips of paper above. The matter to be recorded is now written on the plain paper and at the same time an autographic impression is conveyed to the order book through the intervention of the carbon paper. The rest is again depressed, the book removed and may be reinserted from the left side thus bringing the right hand page into use, while the winding drum is revolved until a fresh surface has been unwound from the feed roll and is in position over the rest, when the same operation as before is repeated, so as to record on the right and left hand pages in the manner described. The method of replacing the carbon paper surface when it shall have become worn has been hereinbefore fully described.

Then it is desired to replenish the feed rolls N. O. in compartment 1, and to arrange the ends of the paper or to remove the useless worn out carbon paper and take off the copy from the drum when it is full in compartment 3, it is only necessary to remove a slide A, corresponding to the compartment which it is desired to get into.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an apparatus for registering accounts, a tri-compartment box having in its middle compartment posts secured to the bottom of said box, with a spiral spring encircling each, and a rod to which are secured two or more pinions and having a lever secured to one or both ends, in combination with a box like rest having slotted sides and provided in its interior with shoulders having openings therein and racks secured to and depending from the top of said rest in the manner substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In an apparatus for registering accounts, a tri-compartment box having a slotted top and provided with two feed rolls containing respectively plain and carbon paper, two winding rolls and a winding drum for ma nipulating the same, and having spring encircled posts and a rod to which are secured pinions and levers, in combination with a box like rest provided with pierced shoulders and racks in the manner substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In an apparatus for registering accounts, atri-compartmentbox provided with two feed rolls containing respectively plain and carbon paper, two winding rolls and a winding drum for manipulating the same in combination with the slitted top of compartment 1, through which the paper passes out and over the rest, and the slitted top of compartment 3, through which the paper passes into said compartment after the record has been made in the manner substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we aifix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN P. REX. THOMAS B. MONIECE.

Witnesses:

J. M. UNDERWOOD, FRANK M. NEFF. 

